Costa Rica Was AMAZING… But Panama Ruined Our Cruise?!
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Costa Rica was incredible, but Panama left us seriously questioning this itinerary.
Limón, Costa Rica, was everything we hoped for: sunshine, lush rainforest, and incredible wildlife.
We were going to stay on board and just watch the log gates and go to the lake.
The beans are awful, but the hash browns are amazing.
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Panama Canal CANCELLED?! Our Caribbean Princess cruise didn’t go to plan… Costa Rica was incredible, but Panama left us seriously questioning this itinerary. Don’t forget to visit us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/flydriveexplore Limón, Costa Rica, was everything we hoped for: sunshine, lush rainforest, and incredible wildlife. Easily one of the BEST cruise ports we’ve visited. Then we arrived in Colón, Panama… and things changed. Shortly before embarking, we found out that our partial transit through the Panama Canal was NOT going to happen. This was supposed to be one of the highlights of the cruise. Instead, we stayed in Colón, which isn’t one of the most attractive of ports. Caribbean Princess Visits Costa Rica And Panama 0:00 Caribbean Princess In Costa Rica 1:34 Sloth Sanctuary 4:28 Costa Rica Nature Trail 6:59 Colón Panama 8:19 Princess Buffet Breakfast 11:53 Walking Colón Panama 14:33 Evening Drinks 16:12 Dinner On Caribbean Princess “Costa Rica Was AMAZING… BUT Did Panama Ruin Our Cruise?!” - Filmed March 2026 #PrincessCruises #CaribbeanPrincess #CostaRica More Cruise Videos 🎥 Europe’s MOST HATED Port https://youtu.be/8BG9w7j4Ww8 🎥 Caribbean Princess Embarkation https://youtu.be/swe7BmMIwoE More Travel Videos Added Weekly, And Remember - Not All Vloggers Say ‘HiGuys!!!!!!’ ▶︎CONTACT US at http://www.flydriveexplore.com ▶︎FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/flydriveexplore/ ▶︎INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/flydriveexplore/